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Drink and Draw: Sketch Up!
The Circus of Illustration is a collective of local illustrators and artists who meet once a month for their long-running…
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CLANGER EXCLUSIVE: TIM BURGESS INTERVIEW
Tim Burgess & the Anytime Minutes + Average Sex at Bedford Esquires Thursday 31st January, doors at 7.30pm As part of…
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Deliveroo for ducks at the Longholme
As you may have read in the Bedford Independent, wildfowl on our rivers and ponds benefit from being fed by…
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Drink and Draw: Sketch Up!
The Circus of Illustration is a collective of local illustrators and artists who meet once a month for their long-running Drink and Draw events. The group is welcoming in the new year with a new event: Drink and Draw: Sketch Up! Sketch Ups will happen on the last Tuesday every other month, and are a…
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The Best of Wham! are back in Bedford
Friday 18th January 2019 at Bedford Corn Exchange Showtime 8pm ** Back by popular demand after a sell-out show in 2018 ** A ‘Fantastic’ new show featuring the best of George, Andrew, Pepsi and Shirlie with sensational vocals, choreography, costumes and an awesome live band. Can it really be 37 years since George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley…
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CLANGER EXCLUSIVE: TIM BURGESS INTERVIEW
Tim Burgess & the Anytime Minutes + Average Sex at Bedford Esquires Thursday 31st January, doors at 7.30pm As part of Indepdendent Venue Week 2019, The Charlatans’ Tim Burgess returns to Esquires after a sell-out show in 2013. As revealed on his BBC 6Music show tonight (Monday 7 January), Steve Lamacq will be broadcasting live from…
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Deliveroo for ducks at the Longholme
As you may have read in the Bedford Independent, wildfowl on our rivers and ponds benefit from being fed by the public, especially during the winter months, when their natural food sources are harder to find. The RSPB recommend specialist food plus lettuce and potatoes, peas and grain as well as traditional bread. If you’re…
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Five new blue plaques for Bedford
We’re thrilled to report that throughout this year, five more blue memorial wall plaques are being installed to honour these Bedford residents who made an impact on Bedford and the wider world. The Blue Plaques are part of a £4k scheme which also includes two more information boards. Sister Fanny Eagles 1836 – 1907 (9…
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New Year Revolution 2019
Manifesto Shop Local Yeah, we know we bang on about this all year, but now that Christmas is over, our town centres need even more TLC. It’s not just about indies; if we want to keep Debenhams, M&S, WH Smiths and New Look in our town, we need to shop there. Use them or lose…
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Theatre Highlights
Kick off the new year at the theatre. Here’s our January round-up by Paula Walker. The Place Theatre Beowulf Friday 11 January at 7.30pm Tickets: £12 (Concessions £10) Age Guidance: 14+ Seth Kriebel’s Beowulf is a performance-game that invites audience members to explore the world of this legendary story… without leaving their seats. Harking back…
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Music Highlights
There’s plenty of live music to be had in Bedford in 2019, beginning with Independent Venue Week at Esquires at the end of this month. With a great schedule including the return of Tim Burgess from The Charlatans, the celebrations run from Monday 28 January – Sunday 2 February. Mill Race Folk present: Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne…
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Read all about it!
The January edition of The Bedford Clanger is about to hit the streets however you can read it first here. It’s all about the New Year Revolution 2019 – shop local, visit a museum, use the library, watch live music, support local theatre, become a hometown tourist. There’s added Bedford Independent pages with a catch…
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Clanger citizen review: A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol – Told by Guy Masterson 10thDecember Review by Kezia-Rose Johnston (18) ‘A Christmas Carol’ is a classic tale, and most people you ask can certainly remember some aspects of it, but it would seem that most audiences would say it’s old; read it once or watch one adaptation and that’s all you really…